The Senate Standing Committee for Information Technology and Telecommunication has recently recognized the contribution of cellular sector of Pakistan and… Read More
2015 in Review: PTCL, Telenor Remained at Top for Consumers Complaints
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority received a total of 40.445 consumer complaints against local telecom operators (including ISPs, mobile operators, LDI, WLL, and others)… Read More
Mobilink-Warid Merger Further Diminishes Govt’s 3G/4G Auction Plan
Yesterday’s merger of Mobilink and Warid has further thrown a wrench into government’s plan of going for the remaining spectrum auction… Read More
Breaking: Telenor Pakistan’s CFO Gets Replaced
Telenor Pakistan today announced the appointment of Espen Brettås Dahle as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective immediately, we… Read More
SIM Reverification Drive to Get Audited by Interior Ministry
In a cautious move, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has decided to get SIM re-verification campaign audited by Interior Ministry to make… Read More
26 Million SIMs Blocked as SIM Reverification Drive Ends
Mobile phone companies yesterday completed a three month long biometric re-verification campaign through which 103 million prepaid SIMs were supposed to be re-verified… Read More
Telecom Policy Draft Reaches ECC for Approval
Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications (MoIT) has finalized the draft for Telecommunications Policy and forwarded it to Economic Coordination Committee (ECC)… Read More
SIM Reverification: 81 Million SIMs Reverified with April 12th as Deadline
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) today announced that, under mutual agreement with all key stakeholders, there shall be no extension in… Read More
Blaming Telecom Companies for Terrorism is Madness!
Telecom industry of Pakistan is abuzz these days with re-verification of entire prepaid and postpaid subscribers with biometric verification of… Read More
Interior Ministry Wants to Re-Verify 140 Million Subscribers Through Biometric Verification in 28 Days
Interior Ministry has urged mobile phone companies to re-verify each and every mobile subscriber (somewhere around 140 million subscriptions) through… Read More
Warid Pulls Industry’s Best Talent for Key Positions
Warid has managed to remain in the headlines lately. First it shocked the market (and the regulator) by announcing the… Read More
Government Doubles the Custom Duty on Import of Telecom Equipment
Government of Pakistan has doubled the custom duty on imported machinery that includes telecom equipment required for rollout of telecom… Read More